Monascus purpureus Red Yeast Rice: A Review of the in vitro and in vivo Pharmacological Activities, Studies in Humans, and Case Reports
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Red yeast rice (RYR) is an Asian indigenous medicine that ferments Oryza sativa grains using the Monascus fungi, specifically Monascus purpureus. Monacolins, pigments, phenols, sterols, and benzopyrans, such as the mycotoxin citrinin, were proven to be present... ...